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Fit for plowing, tillable

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Arable

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Obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

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Antiquated

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Domination; growing power

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Ascendancy

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To waste, to wither

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Atrophy

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Secret

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Clandestine

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To reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship

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Conciliate

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Superficial, casual, hastily done

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Cursory

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Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

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Derision

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Absolute hatred

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Enmity

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To free, to disentangle

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Extricate

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Patience, lenience

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Forbearance

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Lacking in seriousness

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Frivolous

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Talkative, rambling

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Garrulous

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Violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

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Impetuous

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Skillfully busy or occupied

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Industrious

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Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad

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Infamous

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Insulting or contemptuous behavior

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Insolence

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Excessive frivolity, flippancy

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Levity

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State of being forgotten

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Oblivion

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Something that appears false or contradictory but it is actually correct

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Paradoxical

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False testimony under oath

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Perjury

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Bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity

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Rancor

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A self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser

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Sycophant

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Changing, fluctuating

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Vacillating

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Bright, distinct, and clear

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Vivid

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Antiquated

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Obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable

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Arable

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Fit for plowing, tillable

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Ascendancy

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Domination; growing power

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Atrophy

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To waste, to wither

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Clandestine

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Secret

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Conciliate

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To reconcile, to pacify, to renew a friendship

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Cursory

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Superficial, casual, hastily done

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Derision

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Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule

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Enmity

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Absolute hatred

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Extricate

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To free, to disentangle

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Forbearance

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Patience, lenience

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Frivolous

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Lacking in seriousness

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Garrulous

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Talkative, rambling

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Impetuous

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Violent, hasty, rash, impulsive

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Industrious

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Skillfully busy or occupied

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Infamous

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Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad

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Insolence

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Insulting or contemptuous behavior

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Levity

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Excessive frivolity, flippancy

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Oblivion

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State of being forgotten

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Paradoxical

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Something that appears false or contradictory but it is actually correct

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Perjury

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False testimony under oath

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Rancor

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Bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity

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Sycophant

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A self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser

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Vacillating

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Changing, fluctuating

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Vivid

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Bright, distinct, and clear

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